“As an artist you actually do have to make a choice to be an outsider. If you're an outsider you have the freedom to say what people on the inside don't dare to say.” PeopleIfsArtistChoicesDareOutsiders Author:Connie Nielsen
“I'm aware of being a stranger, an outsider, and that's always an advantage for an artist. It means I can see from the inside and the outside. I have that double vision.” MeanI CanArtistVisionAdvantageStrangerOutsidersDouble Vision Author:John Hirsch
“Let us not forget that group of self-taught, outsider artists who never stepped foot in any classroom and cared less about even exhibiting, and yet ended up with an audience of avid admirers.” SelfArtistForgetAudienceGroupsFeetTaughtRecognitionClassroomOutsidersAdmirerAvidSelf Taught Author:Scott Kahn
“Those who dismiss rappers as vulgar outsiders miss the way that Jay-Z and Kanye embody the American dream: starting from humble beginnings, both rose by dint of hard work and talent to wealth and success. Jay embraces this role, styling himself as much a CEO as an artist, and he and Beyoncé have become, in a significant way, more fully America's first couple than their friends the Obamas.” WayFirstsHardDreamAmericaArtistWealthRolesTalentMissingHard WorkCoupleEmbraceRoseStartingHumbleSignificantRapperAmerican DreamOutsidersCeoVulgarHumble BeginningsWealth And Success Author:Andrew Hoberek
“In every society the artist or writer remains an outsider.” ArtistRemainsOutsiders Book:The prime of life Source: The prime of life